Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

Gary O'Shaughnessy represented Ireland in the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen with the song "Without Your Love".

Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processEurosong 2001
Selection date(s)25 February 2001
Selected entrantGary O'Shaughnessy
Selected song"Without Your Love"
Selected songwriter(s)Pat Sheridan
Finals performance
Final result21st, 6 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2000 • 2001 • 2003►

Before Eurovision

Eurosong 2001

Eurosong 2001 was the national final format developed by RTÉ in order to select Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. The competition was held at the RTÉ Television Centre in Dublin on 25 February 2001 and hosted by Louise Loughman. Eight artists and songs were initially selected to compete, with regional televoting determining the winner. However, the number of participants was reduced to seven when "Gypsy Blue", written and to have been performed by Thom Moore, was disqualified for having been released before Eurosong, violating the rule that barred songs from being released before the contest.[1][2] After the combination of votes, "Without Your Love" performed by Gary O'Shaughnessy was selected as the winner, despite only received the third highest number of overall votes with 11,653 votes. InFocus received the most overall votes with 13,356, while Fe-Mail received 12,271.[3]

Final – 25 February 2001
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 James Peake "Who Said I Pray" Gerry Morgan 41 5
2 InFocus "Every Kiss Is a Lie" Kevin Breathnach, Billy Larkin 70 2
3 Gavin McCormack "I'll Be With You" Tommy Quinn 34 6
4 David Murphy "Katie Lovely" David Murphy 31 7
5 Fe-Mail "Undertow" Paul Swan 63 3
6 Gary O'Shaughnessy "Without Your Love" Pat Sheridan 74 1
7 Emma Reynolds "The Innocent Days" Gerry Morgan 51 4
Detailed Regional Televoting Results[2]
Draw Song Waterford Cork Limerick Galway Sligo Dundalk Dublin Total
1"Who Said I Pray"656666641
2"Every Kiss is a Lie"81081012101270
3"I'll Be With You"545555534
4"Katie Lovely"474444431
5"Undertow"108108712863
6"Without Your Love"12121212881074
7"The Innocent Days"7677107751

At Eurovision

For the 2002 contest, the EBU abandoned the qualifying scheme it had used since 1997, in which countries were allowed to participate based on their average scores from the previous five years. Instead, only the thirteen highest scoring countries were invited to compete in Tallinn, along with the "Big Four" and the countries relegated from the 2001 contest.

O'Shaughnessy performed 12th in the running order on the night of the contest. "Without Your Love" went on to place 21st with 6 points, and was Ireland worst result in the contest at the time.[4] Under the five-year averages method, Ireland would have qualified for the 2002 contest, but the 21st-place ranking was not good enough under the new qualifying method. As a result of relegation, however, Ireland was given a guaranteed spot in the 2003 contest.

Voting

References
  1. "RTE disqualify Eurosong finalist". www.eurosong.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 November 2001. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. "Ireland". www.oneurope.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. "IRISH NATIONAL FINAL 2001".
  4. "Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  5. "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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